Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Google Alert - rent textbook

News7 new results for rent textbook
Knetbooks.Com Offers Students the Simplest Way to Save Up To 85 ...
PR Web
Renting textbooks is rapidly growing in popularity as a result of the ... At Knetbooks.com, the same textbook is available to rent for the summer for just ...
Snead State Bookstore preps for transitions; Barnes & Noble ...
Sand Mountain Reporter
"For the first time, students have the option of renting their textbooks, ... Students who opt for textbook rentals will save more than 50 percent over the ...
KHEAA helps cut cost of going to college
McDuffie Mirror
Textbooks can be expensive, so buy used books when possible. Other ways to save on book costs are to rent a textbook if your school has a rental program, ...



Google Alert - college textbooks

News3 new results for college textbooks
Knetbooks.Com Offers Students the Simplest Way to Save Up To 85% on Textbooks ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Textbook rentals from Knetbooks help save valuable time and money for the students they serve. Knetbooks launched in 2010 as an online provider of college textbook. Knetbooks is dedicated to making the rising cost of college more affordable for ...
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Google Alert - rent textbook

News6 new results for rent textbook
Textbook rental gains popularity, saves money
Nooga.com
"I found out last semester that you can rent textbooks," he said. "I would definitely rent one rather than buy one, mainly because some teachers really ...
13 WTHRDanville dumps textbooks for iPads
WTHR
"We're estimating an average between $60 and $100 reduction in textbook rental per student at the high school," said Ward. But there are risks, ...
Follett Higher Education Group Taps Kiva Systems to Automate ...
Business Wire
"Follett is changing the game with college textbook rentals and its unique requirements were a perfect match for the speed and flexibility of the Kiva ...




Google Alert - college textbooks

News1 new result for college textbooks
Digital Textbooks Slow to Catch On
New York Times
By NATALIA RACHLIN NEW YORK — While autobiographies and murder mysteries, romance novels and self-help books have enjoyed a smooth transition from print to pixels, the college textbook has met resistance in its digital form. ...
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Tuesday, June 07, 2011

Google Alert - rent textbook

News5 new results for rent textbook
Latest Web Rental Sites Tout Options
Wall Street Journal
By SPENCER E. ANTE A second wave of online rental sites is catching fire ... textbook lender Chegg Inc. and fashion outfit Rent the Runway following the ...

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Google Alert - college textbooks

News9 new results for college textbooks
The Scam of Buying College Textbooks
Richmond.com
If it's been awhile since you bought college textbooks, you won't believe how times have changed ... for the worse. By Liz Jewett The breaking point was when my $200 Anatomy textbook arrived in the mail. It wasn't the ludicrously high cost. ...
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College Textbook Prices 'Ridiculously Expensive'
MyFox Phoenix
College tuition is up, but textbooks are what some people say are ridiculously expensive. They can cost students hundreds of dollars, and students argue prices could be cheaper if everyone was on the same page. The economics of college textbooks is a ...
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Amazon and College Textbook Retailers Take Prices Wars to Federal Court
MyBankTracker.com
By Carolyn Okomo Wed Jun 1, 2011 Amazon has had its hand dipped in the college textbook market for some time, though one organization representing the interests of college bookstores isn't going down without at least a fight. ...
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SwoopThat Launches to Save Students up to 75% on Textbooks
Marketwire (press release)
LA JOLLA, CA--(Marketwire - Jun 7, 2011) - SwoopThat.com, a free service built by students for students which provides college textbook price comparisons -- by course, today rolled out to students nationwide after a successful beta trial period. ...
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Cheaper book options increasing
WSU Guardian
Founded in 2007, Flat World Knowledge is a major publisher of free and open college textbooks. It publishes open-licensed textbooks which allow college professors to choose the book they prefer for their courses, and for students to choose the right ...
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Legislators' 140 days in Austin
San Antonio Express
By adjournment, the Legislature had passed 1379 bills, tackling everything from the cost of college textbooks to redistricting to allowing the Texas Forest Service to buy food and drinks for officers during training exercises. ...
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DynamicBooks to Sponsor College Open Textbook Panel
PR Web (press release)
DynamicBooks will sponsor the College Open Textbooks panel at the Sloan-C/MERLOT Fourth Annual International Symposium. DynamicBooks and the College Open Textbooks Collaborative (COT) announced today that COT Collaborative member DynamicBooks will ...
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What to carry this fall
Iowa State Daily
You've got your new laptop, a fresh planner and your first stack of college textbooks, so how are you going to carry all your new school supplies? Don' t just throw them in your tattered high school bag when there are tons of fun and practical options ...
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Add PG&E to the list of true believers
Record-Searchlight (blog)
... revealed in high school and college textbooks on these subjects and if they do have a counter-claim, simply reveal their own scientific evidence from peer-reviewed science that effectively refutes all of the arguments of those in paragraph three. ...
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Friday, June 03, 2011

Cheap Textbook Tips



Here are some good articles on how to save money on textbooks



eHow - How to find college books by the numbers
101 Best Android Apps - Cheap textbooks price search
eHow - How to compare discount textbooks
Miami Hearld - Getting smart about buying college textbooks
SmartMony.com - Should you rent your textbooks?
UC Berkely - Tips for Students on Textbook Affordability
Experiance.com - The dreaded textbook purchase
UC Berkeley - Textbook Affordability





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